2002 Denver Annual Meeting (October 27-30, 2002)

Session No. 164
Tuesday, 29 October 2002: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM

Quaternary Geology/Geomorphology III

 

Donald Lee Johnson and Jeffrey S. Pigati, Chairs
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1:30 PM
STEADY-STATE LANDSCAPES--A CONVENIENT MYTH: QUATERNARY GEOLOGY AND GEOMORPHOLOGY DISTINGUISHED CAREER AWARD
BULL, William B., Geosciences, Univ Arizona, 1040 E 4th St, Tucson, AZ 85721-0077, Bill@ActiveTectonics.com, Bill@ActiveTectonics.com
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2:00 PM
BIG RIVER SYSTEMS AND PLATE TECTONICS
POTTER, P.E., Department of Geology, Univ of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0013 and HAMBLIN, W.K., Department of Geology, Brigham Young Univ, Provo, UT 84602, k.hamblin@attbi.com, k.hamblin@attbi.com
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2:15 PM
OSL CHRONOLOGY OF FLUVIAL RESPONSE TO DEGLACIATION IN THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
RITTENOUR, Tammy M., BLUM, M.D. and GOBLE, R.J., Dept of Geosciences, Univ of Nebraska, 214 Bessey Hall, Lincoln, NE 68588, tammyr@unlserve.unl.edu, tammyr@unlserve.unl.edu
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2:30 PM
MULTIPLE LATE QUATERNARY HEAVY MINERAL PROVINCES IN SW LOUISIANA – DEFINITION OF FLUVIAL SOURCES, DISTRIBUTION AREAS AND COASTAL TERRACE AGES
OTVOS, Ervin, G., Dept. of Coastal Sciences, Univ of Southern Mississippi, Ocean Springs, MS 39566-7000 and MANGE, Maria A., Department of Geology, Univ of California, Davis, One Shields Ave, Davis, CA 95616, ervin.otvos@usm.edu, ervin.otvos@usm.edu
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2:45 PM
LATE-WISCONSINAN ALLUVIUM IN THE LOUP RIVER BASIN, NEBRASKA
MAY, David William, Department of Geography, Univ of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA 50614-0406, MAY@csbs.csbs.uni.edu, MAY@csbs.csbs.uni.edu
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3:00 PM
THE ANCESTRAL MEDINA RIVER AND ALLUVIAL SURFACES ADJACENT TO THE BALCONES ESCARPMENT, SOUTH TEXAS
DOYLE, F.L., HydroGeology Int'l, San Antonio, TX 78255, FLDHydro@peoplepc.com, FLDHydro@peoplepc.com
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3:15 PM
SOLAR INSOLATION AND PHYSICAL WEATHERING IN DESERTS: REVISITING AN OLD IDEA
MCFADDEN, Les, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Univ of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, EPPES, Martha, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Univ of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131 and GILLESPIE, Alan, Department of Geological Sciences, Univ of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, lmcfadnm@unm.edu, lmcfadnm@unm.edu
 
3:30 PM
Break
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3:45 PM
NEW FORMATION PROCESS FOR CALCIC PENDANTS, PAHRANAGAT VALLEY, NEVADA
BROCK, Amy L. and BUCK, Brenda J., Geoscience, UNLV, 4505 Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89154, alb@unlv.edu, alb@unlv.edu
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4:00 PM
14C DATING OF MINUTE GASTROPODS: EVALUATION OF LIVE SPECIMENS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR DATING LATE QUATERNARY SEDIMENTS
PIGATI, Jeffrey S., SHANAHAN, Timothy M. and QUADE, Jay, Department of Geosciences, Univ of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, jpigati@geo.arizona.edu, jpigati@geo.arizona.edu
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4:15 PM
DEPOSITIONAL MODELS FOR TUFA DEVELOPMENT IN PLEISTOCENE LAKE BONNEVILLE, UTAH
FELTON, Alisa K.1, GODSEY, Holly S.1, JEWELL, Paul2, CHAN, Marjorie1 and CURREY, Don3, (1)Dept. of Geology and Geophysics, Univ. of Utah, 135 S. 1460 E. Rm 719, Salt LakeCity, UT 84112, (2)Dept. of Geology and Geophysics, Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, (3)Department of Geography, Univ of Utah, 260 E. Central Campus Drive, Rm. 270, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, afelton@mines.utah.edu, afelton@mines.utah.edu
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4:30 PM
REFINING THE RECORD OF PLEISTOCENE LAKE LEVEL CHANGE, LAKE BONNEVILLE, UTAH; EVIDENCE OF CLIMATE-DRIVEN OSCILLATIONS FROM THE PROVO SHOREZONE
GODSEY, Holly S.1, CURREY, Don R.2, FELTON, Alisa K.1 and CHAN, Marjorie A.1, (1)Department of Geology and Geophysics, Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, (2)Department of Geography, Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, hgodsey@mines.utah.edu, hgodsey@mines.utah.edu
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4:45 PM
THE QUANTITATIVE INTERACTION BETWEEN BIOLOGY AND HILLSLOPE SOIL PROCESSES: A MATHEMATICAL MODEL FOCUSING ON POCKET GOPHERS (GEOMYIDAE) AS SOIL EROSION AGENTS
YOO, Kyungsoo, Div. of Ecosystem Sciences, Univ. of California, 151 Hilgard Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720-3110, AMUNDSON, Ronald, Div. of Ecosytem Sciences, Univ. of California, 151 Hilgard Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720-3110, HEIMSATH, Arjun, Earth Sciences, Dartmouth College, 6105 Fairchild Hall, Hanover, NH 03755 and DIETRICH, William E., Department of Earth & Planetary Science, Univ of California, Berkeley, 307 McCone Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720, kyoo@nature.berkeley.edu, kyoo@nature.berkeley.edu
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5:00 PM
EVOLUTION OF A GRAVELLY MIMA-TYPE MOUNDFIELD IN SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI
HORWATH, Jennifer L., Department of Earth and Space Sciences, Univ of Washington, 63 Johnson Hall, Box 351310, Seattle, WA 98195-1310, JOHNSON, Donald L., Univ Illinois - Urbana-Champaign, 607 S Mathews Ave, Urbana, IL 61801-3601 and STUMPF, Andrew J., Illinois State Geol Survey, 615 E. Peabody Drive, Urbana, IL 61801, horwath@u.washington.edu, horwath@u.washington.edu
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5:15 PM
IN PRAISE OF THE COARSE FRACTION AND BIOTURBATION: GRAVELLY MIMA MOUNDS AS TWO-LAYERED BIOMANTLES
JOHNSON, Donald Lee, Geography, Univ of Illinois, 220 Davenport Hall, 607 S. Mathews, Urbana, IL 61801, JOHNSON, Diana N., Liberal Arts and Sciences, Univ of Illinois, 270 Lincoln, 702 S. Wright, Urbana, IL 61820 and HORWATH, Jennifer L., Earth and Space Sciences, Univ of Washington, 63 Johnson Hall, Box 351310, Seattle, WA 98195, dljohns@uiuc.edu, dljohns@uiuc.edu